Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 14 August 2004 local
prepared 0157 EST, 15/08/04
Go to the archive for this page for last MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY.
Return to LATEST REPORT
Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Station Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Comments
° C ° C ° C ° C ° C mm/ hr mm/ hr       Tot Cov Low Cloud(base m x 100) Mid High Dir °/ km/h ° C ° C % hPa/ 3hr tendency Pre- sent Past km  
Western Australia
008 Central West
- - - - - - 19/3 NORTH ISLAND 0814 1200 - - - - 180/31 15.1 14.0 93 1020.90.2 - - - -
18.0 - - - - 28/6 9/3 NORTH ISLAND 0814 1500 - - - - 150/52 15.8 12.6 81 1020.60.3 - - - -
17.8 - - - - 31/12 0.2/3 NORTH ISLAND 0814 2100 - - - - 130/46 14.7 10.5 76 1024.51.9 - - - -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
18.0 -0.1 9.9 +3.0 - 12/24 10/3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 0814 0900 - - - - 160/44 10.4 10.0 97 - - - - HR005
- - - - - - 8/3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF 0814 0600 - - - - 150/28 11.3 9.4 88 1018.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 LANCELIN 0814 0600 6/SW - - 200/37 14.5 13.1 91 1017.80.1 2.0 -
- - - - - 9/18 8/3 MANDURAH 0814 0300 - - - - 180/30 11.9 11.5 97 1017.70.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0814 0600 3/SW - - 190/21 10.5 9.5 94 1019.21.7 12.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 PERTH METRO 0814 0600 - - - - 170/17 10.4 9.4 94 1019.31.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 SWANBOURNE 0814 0600 - - - - 160/22 10.2 9.8 97 - - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0814 0600 - - - Calm 15.0 14.8 99 1015.10.8 0.2 -
South Australia
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - 1/9 KEITH 0814 0600 - - - 250/09 6.2 3.6 83 1008.7 50.0 -
Queensland
030 Upper Carpentaria
29.0 -0.9 5.0 -8.1 - - - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0814 0900 - - - 360/09 16.9 7.8 55 1016.70.2 50.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - - SAMUEL HILL AERO 0814 0600 - - - - Calm 4.9 4.0 94 1013.81.0 - - 0.2 -
040 South Coast - Moreton
26.0 +3.8 - - - - - LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT 0814 1500 - - - 270/34 25.1 -2.5 16 - 5.0 dust storm
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0814 1200 - - - 270/28 20.8 0.0 25 1007.91.8 30.0 -
22.0 +0.8 - - - - - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0814 1500 20/SW - - 250/30 21.6 0.1 24 1016.51.9 30.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
25.0 +4.6 14.0 +8.3 - - - BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 0814 0900 3/W - - 250/30 15.1 4.1 48 - 50.0 -
15.0 -2.8 - - - - - COBAR MO 0814 1500 10/W - - 240/35 13.8 -3.9 29 1009.20.2 35.0 -
27.0 +5.8 10.0 +4.3 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 0814 0900 15/W - - 270/11 14.0 4.3 52 - 30.0 -
052 Northwest Plains - west
25.0 +4.2 13.0 +8.4 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 0814 0900 - - - - 270/31 16.1 3.9 44 1008.61.5 - - - -
- - 12.6 +8.0 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 0814 1200 - - - - 270/30 17.9 4.5 41 1008.50.1 - - - -
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - - - MOREE AERO 0814 0600 - - - 330/15 11.6 -4.0 33 1007.40.9 20.0 -
23.0 - 11.0 - 7 - - MOREE AERO 0814 0900 - - - 300/26 16.0 -1.8 29 1008.61.2 20.0 -
20.0 - - - - - - MOREE AERO 0814 1500 15/W - - 270/43 18.9 2.7 34 1006.21.0 25.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
17.0 +2.9 3.0 +4.0 - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0814 0900 15/SW - - 310/11 11.0 -0.9 44 - 0.5 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
16.0 - 8.0 - 3 0.2/24 0.2/15 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 0814 0900 - - - 270/22 10.8 -1.9 41 - 6.0 -
13.0 +1.0 4.0 +2.9 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 0814 0900 - - - 310/37 7.2 -1.8 53 - 10.0 -
19.0 - 1.0 - - 0.2/24 - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0814 0900 - - - 290/34 13.9 -0.2 38 - 3.0 SMOKE CLEARED BY 0700HRS
18.0 - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0814 1500 6/W - 270/24 15.2 2.4 42 - 30.0 /
19.0 +2.8 9.0 +4.6 0 - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0814 0900 - - - 290/24 13.5 -1.5 35 1008.20.6 3.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
22.0 - 9.0 - - - - DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0814 0900 - - - 290/46 13.5 -4.3 29 - 10.0 -
061 Hunter
21.0 +2.8 12.0 +5.1 - - - LOSTOCK DAM 0814 0900 -/W - 290/34 16.2 3.1 41 - 10.0 400015
- - - - - - - NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE 0814 1800 6/W - - 270/28 15.4 1.9 40 - 15.0 -
23.0 +3.8 15.0 +8.5 11 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0814 0900 - - - 290/26 16.9 1.3 35 - - 40.0 -
- - 14.9 +8.4 - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0814 1200 - - - - 300/39 18.9 2.4 33 - - - - -
22.0 +3.5 7.0 +0.1 1 - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0814 0900 20/W - - 300/39 17.3 0.0 31 1000.90.8 15.0 -
069 South Coast
19.0 +1.9 - - - 1/6 1/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0814 1500 3/SW - - 200/28 11.2 10.0 92 996.30.4 4.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
11.0 -2.3 - - - 3/6 3/6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0814 1500 3/ - - 230/18 2.3 1.6 95 - 10.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
1.0 -1.6 -5.0 +0.8 - 30/24 30/24 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0814 0900 - - - - 310/22 -0.4 -0.7 98 - 0.5 50275
0.0 -2.6 - - - 5/6 5/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0814 1500 - - - - 230/13 -2.5 -3.1 96 - 5.0 50277 fog, getting cold quickly
1.0 -2.3 -2.0 +2.3 - 35/24 25/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0814 0900 0/SW - - 230/17 0.0 0.0 100 - 10.0 -
1.0 -2.3 - - - 15/6 15/6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0814 1500 0/SW - - 230/11 -1.5 -1.7 99 - 10.0 -
5.0 -1.3 -1.0 +1.4 - 22/24 15/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0814 0900 - - - - 230/09 3.0 0.6 84 - 0.3 -
5.0 -1.3 - - - 7/6 7/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0814 1500 6/S - - 180/09 0.5 -0.7 92 - 2.0 /
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) 0814 0300 6/ - - 230/93 7.4 6.3 93 - 30.0 -
082 Northeast - Lower
10.0 -3.9 4.0 +1.3 - 32/24 23/18 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 0814 0900 3/NW - - 070/11 8.6 7.8 95 - 10.0 -
5.0 - 1.0 - - 30/24 6/3 HUNTERS HILL 0814 0900 - - - - 280/21 4.2 4.2 100 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
10.0 -3.1 7.0 +3.2 4 26/24 18/18 EDI UPPER 0814 0900 - - - 230/09 7.8 4.9 82 - 45.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 0600 - - - - 340/43 -0.3 -0.4 99 - - - - HR004
0.0 -2.1 -2.0 +0.4 - 33/24 14/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 0900 - - - - 200/30 -1.4 -1.5 99 - - - - HR005
- - -2.0 +0.4 - - 23/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 1200 - - - - 250/30 -0.5 -0.8 98 - - - - HR008
0.0 -2.1 -1.0 +1.4 - 41/6 18/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 1500 - - - - 280/28 -1.5 -1.7 99 - - - - HR004
- - - - - - 11/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 1800 - - - - 240/15 -1.8 -2.1 98 - - - - HR002
- - - - - 16/6 4/3 MOUNT BULLER 0814 2100 - - - - 170/21 -3.3 -3.7 97 - - - - HR001
-2.0 - -3.0 - - 35/24 5/3 MT HOTHAM 0814 0900 - - - - Calm -1.7 -2.0 98 - - - - -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0814 2100 - - - - 180/57 10.5 10.1 97 1002.44.2 15.0 80037
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 MALLACOOTA 0814 2100 - - - - 180/44 9.6 7.1 84 1002.63.8 - - - -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 MT NOWA NOWA 0814 2100 - - - - 190/15 5.0 4.9 99 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 10/3 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0814 1800 - - - - 170/46 8.0 7.0 93 1002.74.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MT MOORNAPA 0814 1800 - - - - 180/13 4.4 3.7 95 - - - - -
- - - - - 19/12 12/3 MT MOORNAPA 0814 2100 - - - - 220/13 3.4 2.8 96 - - - - -
11.0 -2.4 5.0 +1.4 - 19/24 16/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0814 0900 3/- - - 180/04 5.9 4.8 93 - 10.0 -
8.0 -5.4 - - - 6/6 6/6 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0814 1500 6/N - - Calm 6.3 4.7 89 - 10.0 -
11.0 -1.8 - - - 3/6 3/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 1500 - - - - 140/67 8.5 4.7 77 1001.45.1 - - - -
086 Central - east
- - - - - - 8/3 COLDSTREAM 0814 0600 - - - - 230/08 7.4 6.2 92 996.93.1 - - - -
5.0 - - - - 11/6 9/3 DUNNS HILL 0814 1500 - - - - 220/26 4.1 3.8 98 - - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 DUNNS HILL 0814 1800 - - - - 190/41 3.5 3.3 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 ESSENDON AIRPORT 0814 1800 - - - - 200/31 7.5 5.7 88 1008.24.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0814 1800 3/S - - 240/30 5.7 4.8 94 1008.55.1 9.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 0814 0600 3/SW - - 240/08 8.4 5.8 84 997.52.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0814 1800 - - - - 180/18 7.8 6.7 93 1007.96.3 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0814 0600 - - - - 240/17 7.2 6.2 93 - - - - -
- - - - - - - SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND 0814 1000 - - - - 230/70 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND 0814 1400 - - - - 190/63 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 0814 0600 - - - - 260/18 7.6 6.4 92 997.03.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 0814 1800 - - - - 190/26 7.0 5.3 89 1007.95.9 - - - -
088 Central - north
- - - - - - 12/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0814 0600 - - - - 240/37 4.4 3.8 96 - - - - -
7.0 - 3.0 - - 25/24 0.6/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0814 0900 - - - - 260/34 3.6 3.0 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 KILMORE GAP 0814 0600 - - - - 220/35 3.9 3.8 99 996.92.4 - - 1.4 -
- - - - - - 12/3 KILMORE GAP 0814 1800 - - - - 210/41 2.4 2.4 100 1007.24.1 - - 0.4 -
11.0 -2.5 6.0 +1.8 - 28/24 22/18 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WAT 0814 0900 3/SW - - 270/04 6.9 5.8 93 - 20.0 -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - 3/6 3/6 ARARAT PRISON 0814 0300 3/SW - - 230/65 6.5 5.6 94 998.00.9 8.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 ARARAT PRISON 0814 0600 3/SW - - 250/65 4.1 2.1 87 1001.33.2 50.0 -
- - - - - 12/18 8/3 BALLARAT AERODROME 0814 0300 - - - - 200/26 5.4 5.3 99 996.81.0 - - 9.0 -
090 West Coast
8.0 - - - - 11/6 9/3 AIREYS INLET 0814 1500 - - - - 200/54 5.9 4.9 93 - - - - -
13.6 -0.2 - - - - 8/3 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0000 - - - - 200/39 8.5 6.8 89 995.51.3 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0600 3/SW - 200/57 7.8 4.4 79 997.91.4 10.0 HR994
- - - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0700 - - - - 200/65 8.2 2.6 68 999.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 1000 - - - - 200/72 8.2 1.7 64 1002.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 1200 25/SW - 200/59 7.3 5.5 88 1003.61.8 4.0 HR003
14.3 - - - - - 8/3 PORT FAIRY AWS 0814 0000 - - - - 190/46 8.8 7.8 93 997.22.8 - - - -
13.8 -0.1 - - - - 12/3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0814 0000 - - - - 200/31 7.4 5.3 87 999.04.5 - - - -
9.0 -0.9 3.0 -1.7 - 46/24 46/24 WEEAPROINAH 0814 0900 - - - 180/46 4.2 2.5 89 - 15.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0814 0300 - - - - 200/63 7.3 4.3 81 990.80.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0814 1300 - - - - 190/65 9.1 -0.3 52 1003.0 - - - -
10.0 - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0814 1500 - - - - 200/63 9.2 0.7 55 1004.52.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0814 1600 - - - - 200/67 8.8 1.4 60 1005.6 - - - -
9.0 - 3.0 - - 27/24 0.8/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 0814 0900 - - - - 170/21 3.3 3.2 99 - - - - -
11.0 -1.5 7.0 +3.2 6 27/24 - SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0814 0900 6/S 170/22 8.4 0.9 59 995.03.4 20.0 -
092 East Coast
- - - - - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 0700 - - - - 150/63 9.0 7.6 91 992.7 - - - -
13.0 -0.5 8.0 +0.9 - 23/24 2/3 EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 0900 - - - - 150/67 9.2 6.1 81 995.44.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 1000 - - - - 160/72 8.9 6.5 85 996.4 - - - -
- - 8.3 +1.2 - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 1200 - - - - 160/76 9.1 3.3 67 998.02.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 1300 - - - - 160/70 9.3 3.7 68 998.4 - - - -
10.0 -3.5 - - - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 1500 - - - - 170/70 8.9 4.4 73 1000.72.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - EDDYSTONE POINT 0814 1600 - - - - 170/67 8.3 3.0 69 1001.8 - - - -
4.0 -5.2 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 0814 1500 - - - 180/24 1.8 -0.6 84 - 2.0 50000
13.0 - 8.0 - - 25/24 2/3 SWAN ISLAND 0814 0900 6/SE - 150/67 9.7 5.1 73 994.23.0 15.0 Swell confused 092037 Rain 023.0mm
- - 8.1 - - - - SWAN ISLAND 0814 1200 6/SE - 150/67 9.1 3.3 67 997.23.0 15.0 Sea rough to very rough in squalls, with Easterly
094 Southeast
- - - - - 3/6 3/6 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0300 6/SE - 130/70 7.0 2.7 74 996.72.4 20.0 Swell near 3mtrs.(-).80049.
- - - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0600 6/SE - - 130/63 7.0 -0.8 58 999.62.9 20.0 Swell 3mtrs.
7.0 -4.8 - - - 18/24 0.2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 0900 6/SE - - 130/63 6.7 1.5 69 1003.13.5 25.0 Swell 3mtrs.Snow H = 1500\'. Minimum temp shaken d
7.0 -4.8 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0814 1500 3/SE - - 160/50 5.5 3.1 84 1005.91.3 6.0 Swell near 2.5mtrs.(-).80040.
6.0 -7.1 5.0 +2.3 - 28/24 23/18 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0814 0900 - - - 160/11 6.0 -0.8 62 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 25/18 8/3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 0814 0300 - - - - 150/13 5.7 2.3 79 - - - - -
6.0 - 4.0 - - 32/24 0.6/3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 0814 0900 - - - - Calm 5.0 1.7 79 - - - - -
6.0 -6.9 4.0 +1.4 3 32/24 29/18 GROVE RESEARCH STATION 0814 0900 6/SW - - Calm 5.4 2.5 82 - 30.0 evaporation 0.8 rainfall 32.4
8.0 -5.0 5.0 -0.2 4 29/24 0.6/3 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0814 0900 6/SE - 180/24 7.5 -0.1 58 1002.13.4 20.0 -
095 Derwent Valley
7.0 - 4.0 - - 18/24 18/3 OUSE FIRE STATION 0814 0900 - - - - 140/24 4.9 2.8 86 1003.04.6 - - - -
7.0 -2.4 1.0 +0.4 - 20/24 17/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0814 0900 - - - 230/22 1.0 0.7 98 - 0.5 50001
4.0 -5.4 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0814 1500 - - - 130/13 2.8 2.1 95 - 23.0 -
096 Central Plateau
5.0 -3.1 0.0 +0.1 - 15/24 15/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0814 0900 - - - 160/09 0.1 0.1 100 - 1.0 50002 rainfall = 15.4mm
4.0 - -1.0 - - 7/24 0.6/3 LIAWENEE 0814 0900 - - - 180/31 -1.4 - - 999.23.8 0.0 50002
098 King Island
13.0 - 6.0 - - 15/24 10/3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT 0814 0900 3/- - - 180/26 6.4 5.6 95 999.73.1 7.0 -
- - 6.2 - - - 8/3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT 0814 1200 - - - - 170/35 8.2 3.3 71 1003.43.7 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
12.0 - - - - 3/6 3/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0814 1500 - - - - 140/76 7.3 4.4 82 999.62.9 - - - -
22.0 +3.1 16.0 +2.5 - 4/24 4/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0814 0830 6/NW - 320/22 18.9 14.1 74 1002.62.3 20.0 PAST HAIL
- - 15.7 +2.2 - - 4/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0814 1130 6/NW - 280/43 20.5 14.4 68 998.93.7 9.0 -
21.0 +2.1 - - - 5/6 1/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0814 1430 6/W - - 270/46 20.3 12.8 62 997.31.6 20.0 -
- - - - - 5/12 - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0814 2030 6/W - - 260/50 19.5 9.6 53 998.50.8 25.0 -